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Google DeepMind expands Project Genie with Street View integration to generate interactive 3D environments anchored to real-world Google Maps locations

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24/ My read: This is Google’s “agents everywhere” moment. Search = launch surface. Gemini = personal agent. Antigravity = dev harness. Workspace = productivity substrate. Android = ambient agent UX. Cloud = enterprise control plane. The strategy is brutally clear.

10:50 AM · May 19, 2026 View on X

@jparkerholder Nice to see, congrats!!

Jack Parker-HolderJack Parker-Holder@jparkerholder

Genie going global

6:21 PM · May 19, 2026 · 2.7K Views
6:50 PM · May 19, 2026 · 198 Views
ORIGINAL POSTBen Poole#89Ben Poole@POOLIO

Real-world models are here! Stoked to share how we're bringing real-world locations to life by integrating Street View into Genie. Try it now at http://labs.google/fx/projectgenie and read the blog for more info: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/project-genie-expands/

5:57 PM · May 19, 2026 · 46.7K Views

By connecting Google’s massive-scale Street View imagery to our most powerful world models, we unlock more realistic simulators for agents and new creative opportunities in your favorite locations. Here’s a watercolor version of sweater frog on a bicycle at the top of Hawk Hill:

Ben PooleBen Poole@poolio

Real-world models are here! Stoked to share how we're bringing real-world locations to life by integrating Street View into Genie. Try it now at http://labs.google/fx/projectgenie and read the blog for more info: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/project-genie-expands/

5:57 PM · May 19, 2026 · 46.7K Views
5:57 PM · May 19, 2026 · 1.5K Views

@poolio great work!

Ben PooleBen Poole@poolio

Real-world models are here! Stoked to share how we're bringing real-world locations to life by integrating Street View into Genie. Try it now at http://labs.google/fx/projectgenie and read the blog for more info: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/project-genie-expands/

5:57 PM · May 19, 2026 · 46.7K Views
6:40 PM · May 19, 2026 · 512 Views

Last year on 60 minutes we talked about the potential to ground our world models with Street View data. Thanks to hard work from @poolio and others this is now possible—Genie can simulate worlds based on real locations, and you can try it too!! Check out the blog for more info 🧞🚀

Ben PooleBen Poole@poolio

Real-world models are here! Stoked to share how we're bringing real-world locations to life by integrating Street View into Genie. Try it now at http://labs.google/fx/projectgenie and read the blog for more info: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/project-genie-expands/

5:57 PM · May 19, 2026 · 46.7K Views
6:04 PM · May 19, 2026 · 2.7K Views

My personal favourite thing to do is revisit my old apartment in NYC, it hits different when the world is dynamic

Jack Parker-HolderJack Parker-Holder@jparkerholder

Last year on 60 minutes we talked about the potential to ground our world models with Street View data. Thanks to hard work from @poolio and others this is now possible—Genie can simulate worlds based on real locations, and you can try it too!! Check out the blog for more info 🧞🚀

6:04 PM · May 19, 2026 · 2.7K Views
6:05 PM · May 19, 2026 · 221 Views

Knew you’d like this @bilawalsidhu …. Also not surprised you know its just the start 🫡

Bilawal SidhuBilawal Sidhu@bilawalsidhu

Woot! You can now simulate real world places by grounding Genie 3 experiences with Street View imagery. Google sitting on the mother lode of real world data, and is starting to put it to work! Let's dive into some prompts & locations I tested...

6:28 PM · May 19, 2026 · 10.6K Views
6:32 PM · May 19, 2026 · 1K Views

GTA 7 will be very interesting with real world data or similar 🤔

Ben PooleBen Poole@poolio

Real-world models are here! Stoked to share how we're bringing real-world locations to life by integrating Street View into Genie. Try it now at http://labs.google/fx/projectgenie and read the blog for more info: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/project-genie-expands/

5:57 PM · May 19, 2026 · 46.7K Views
7:43 PM · May 19, 2026 · 6K Views

Cool new launch for Project Genie ✨

World generation is now grounded with Google Maps.

Pick a real-world location, restyle it, and draft a character to explore the scene.

I turned @a16z SF into a desert and wandered around as a camel.

Ben PooleBen Poole@poolio

Real-world models are here! Stoked to share how we're bringing real-world locations to life by integrating Street View into Genie. Try it now at http://labs.google/fx/projectgenie and read the blog for more info: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/project-genie-expands/

5:57 PM · May 19, 2026 · 46.7K Views
6:35 PM · May 19, 2026 · 14.1K Views

@poolio super cool! Need to try it out ;)

Ben PooleBen Poole@poolio

Real-world models are here! Stoked to share how we're bringing real-world locations to life by integrating Street View into Genie. Try it now at http://labs.google/fx/projectgenie and read the blog for more info: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/project-genie-expands/

5:57 PM · May 19, 2026 · 46.7K Views
6:09 PM · May 19, 2026 · 686 Views

@holynski_ google elephant flight simulator when

Aleksander HolynskiAleksander Holynski@holynski_

My whole life, I've wanted to be an elephant riding a motorcycle through my hometown. Now, it's finally possible.

6:13 PM · May 19, 2026 · 13.6K Views
6:40 PM · May 19, 2026 · 71 Views

My whole life, I've wanted to be an elephant riding a motorcycle through my hometown.

Now, it's finally possible.

Ben PooleBen Poole@poolio

Real-world models are here! Stoked to share how we're bringing real-world locations to life by integrating Street View into Genie. Try it now at http://labs.google/fx/projectgenie and read the blog for more info: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/project-genie-expands/

5:57 PM · May 19, 2026 · 46.7K Views
6:13 PM · May 19, 2026 · 13.6K Views

(p.s., everything looks like I remember it!)

Aleksander HolynskiAleksander Holynski@holynski_

My whole life, I've wanted to be an elephant riding a motorcycle through my hometown. Now, it's finally possible.

6:13 PM · May 19, 2026 · 13.6K Views
6:14 PM · May 19, 2026 · 241 Views

Since we launched Project Genie, we hear from users that they want to explore worlds built around real locations. Genie now lets you ground your experience in real locations from Street View!

7:55 PM · May 19, 2026 · 62 Views

Woot! You can now simulate real world places by grounding Genie 3 experiences with Street View imagery.

Google sitting on the mother lode of real world data, and is starting to put it to work!

Let's dive into some prompts & locations I tested...

6:28 PM · May 19, 2026 · 10.6K Views

1/6 Driving a google maps themed formula 1 car down the Las Vegas Strip.

Maybe GTA 7 will look more like this than a traditional game?

Bilawal SidhuBilawal Sidhu@bilawalsidhu

Woot! You can now simulate real world places by grounding Genie 3 experiences with Street View imagery. Google sitting on the mother lode of real world data, and is starting to put it to work! Let's dive into some prompts & locations I tested...

6:28 PM · May 19, 2026 · 10.6K Views
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2/6 Whizzing around the Palace of Fine Arts as a squirrel riding a scooter - because why the heck not?

Bilawal SidhuBilawal Sidhu@bilawalsidhu

1/6 Driving a google maps themed formula 1 car down the Las Vegas Strip. Maybe GTA 7 will look more like this than a traditional game?

6:29 PM · May 19, 2026 · 1.6K Views
6:30 PM · May 19, 2026 · 768 Views

3/6 Typical Austin running around Lady Bird Lake.

Really impressed with the landmarks in this one! And of course I had to try and jump off the bridge :-)

Bilawal SidhuBilawal Sidhu@bilawalsidhu

2/6 Whizzing around the Palace of Fine Arts as a squirrel riding a scooter - because why the heck not?

6:30 PM · May 19, 2026 · 768 Views
6:32 PM · May 19, 2026 · 680 Views

4/6 Street View Pegman running around the San Francisco Ferry Building

*chefs kiss*

Bilawal SidhuBilawal Sidhu@bilawalsidhu

3/6 Typical Austin running around Lady Bird Lake. Really impressed with the landmarks in this one! And of course I had to try and jump off the bridge :-)

6:32 PM · May 19, 2026 · 680 Views
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5/6 Boating around Austin's Lady Bird Lake - because why the heck not?

Street View has all sort of special collects done via boats, trekkers and even camels. Put 'em to work!

Bilawal SidhuBilawal Sidhu@bilawalsidhu

4/6 Street View Pegman running around the San Francisco Ferry Building *chefs kiss*

6:32 PM · May 19, 2026 · 593 Views
6:34 PM · May 19, 2026 · 572 Views

6/6 Walking around the white house (like I said, plenty of indoor street view imagery to pull from!)

Genuinely a cool real world canvas for humans & machines alike.

Bilawal SidhuBilawal Sidhu@bilawalsidhu

5/6 Boating around Austin's Lady Bird Lake - because why the heck not? Street View has all sort of special collects done via boats, trekkers and even camels. Put 'em to work!

6:34 PM · May 19, 2026 · 572 Views
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Bilawal SidhuBilawal Sidhu@bilawalsidhu

Woot! You can now simulate real world places by grounding Genie 3 experiences with Street View imagery. Google sitting on the mother lode of real world data, and is starting to put it to work! Let's dive into some prompts & locations I tested...

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